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IMPROVEMENT IN RAZOR STRAPS.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONGERNt Be it known that .I, FRIEDRICH EICHNER, of the city of Chicago, in the county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Razor Straps; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull and exact description thereof, reference being bad to the accompanying specimens of three diiferent straps and of substances.

The object cf'my invention is to prepare a composition of certain substances, which being mixed in difl'erent proportions are applied to and form the different straps to be used for edging, smoothing, and sharpening razors, such as'barbers use.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe the preparation.

I use four substances for making razor straps, oxideof iron, crocus martus, hone dust, and-fine emery flour. In order to prepare a razor strap No. 1, used for the purpose of keeping the edge of a razor, I take a canvas strap, make still lather of shaving soap and put into it so much of oxide of iron as to make-it slightly reddish, and rub it into thestrap by rnc ans'of a bottle till the substance adhered becomes dry; then Itake two (2) ounces of orocus martus and half an ounce of emery flour,.1nix both with lather, forming a thin paste, andrub it into the strap and over the first coat of substanoes until dry. For making the edge of arazor-'smooth,'I prepare a strap No. 2, consisting of hard leather covered with calf-skin and mounted in the usual ivay. I take first a little of oxide of iron and rub it into the calf-skin, then I take some hone dust and rub it in over the first one, and the strap'is ready. For sharpening razors, I make strap No. 3. For this-purpose I use again a'canvas strap, and prepare it in the same way as. I do the, strap No. 1, only I take one (1) ounce of crocus to five (5) ounces of emery flour. The strap No. 1 keeps the edge of a razor, the strap No. 2 smooths or whets it, and

strap No. 3 sharpens the razor.

What'I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The use of the four substances herein enumerated, in three diflerent proportions, as hereinset forth, for the purpose of making three differentkinds of razor straps, in themanner substantially as herein described and specified, for concave razors as the barbers use.

FRIEDRICH EICHNER.

Witnesses: V

J. B. TURGHIN, J. R. .Donnme. I 

